LOINC Code 75256-8: Disability information and assistance needed panel [HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Disability information & assistance needed panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: TRIAL
• Order vs observation: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Disability information and assistance needed panel [HHS.ACA Section 4302.ONC]
• Disability information & assistance needed panel
• The list of questions in this panel were proposed by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Federal Register, Vol 79, No 38. Feb. 26, 2014, Proposed Rules. The questions (except those related to limited English proficiency and assistance needed) were adapted from questions published by Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2011 under Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act. They are used to characterize functional disability and identify assistance needed for a specified disability. Health care providers may use the information to better accommodate and respond to individual patient needs.
• Department of Health and Human Services, Affordable Care Act Section 4302; Department of Health and Human Services, Affordable Care Act Section 4302 and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC); HHS.ACASec4302; HHS.ACASec4302.ONC; Pan; PANEL.SURVEY.HHS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.HHS

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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